From rejecting Alibaba’s advances to US IPO – TechCrunch Mogu, a Tencent-backed service that offers fashion content and products to young women, has joined a string of Chinese tech companies pressing ahead to sell their shares through initial public offerings in the US before the year-end. Mogu priced its sale …

Bonobos and Nike get their own branded shops on Walmart’s Jet.com – TechCrunch Last year, Walmart acquired menswear site Bonobos for $310 million in cash. Now the retailer is adding the brand to a Walmart-owned website. A few days ago, Walmart opened up an online shop for Bonobos on its …

The Tissot Seastar 1000 is a low-cost and high-quality Swiss diver – TechCrunch In the pantheon of watches there are a few that stand out. Looking for your first automatic watch? Pick up a Seiko Orange Monster. Looking for a piece with a little history? The Omega Speedmaster is your …

Investors see an opportunity framed in Lensabl’s prescription lens fulfillment business – TechCrunch Lensabl, the company that has built a business putting prescription lenses into any style of glasses frame, has raised $3.7 million in a new round of funding. Based in Los Angeles, Lensabl already has an agreement inked …

With $50M in fresh funding, Allbirds will open new stores in the US, UK and Asia – TechCrunch The quintessential venture capitalist’s uniform consists of a pair of designer jeans, a Patagonia fleece vest and $95 wool sneakers. The company behind the shoes, Allbirds, entered the unicorn club this morning …

Rent the Runway opens physical store in San Francisco – TechCrunch Rent the Runway, the fashion startup that began as a rental service for special occasions and has since evolved over the last couple of years into a service for people also looking to spice up their everyday wear, just opened …

Apple Watch Hermès collection gets new color-blocked faces and bands – TechCrunch Apple today introduced a set of new Apple Watch bands to accompany the Apple Watch Series 4, announced this morning at the company’s hardware event in Cupertino. The bands, which will debut this fall with the Series 4 …

Shoes of Prey presses pause to select a business sale or pivot – TechCrunch Shoes of Prey, a Khosla Ventures-backed shoe retailer whose website let women customize footwear purchases by selecting the color and material of the sandals or pumps they wanted to order as well as the size, has …

Movado Group acquires watch startup MVMT – TechCrunch The Movado Group, which sells multiple brands, including Lacoste, Tommy Hilfiger and Hugo Boss, has purchased MVMT, a small watch company founded by Jacob Kassan and Kramer LaPlante in 2013. The company, which advertised heavily on Facebook, logged $71 million in revenue …